The A State of Trance Festival soared to new heights in its fresh home of Rotterdam over the weekend. It took place on Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th at Rotterdam Ahoy. Highlights included Armin van Buuren's electrifying DESTINATION set, featuring a surprise guest appearance by Hardwell, as well as his dynamic B2B performances with Joris Voorn and HI-LO, all of which are currently trending on 1001 Tracklists’ ‘Most Viewed Tracklists’. The festival showcased an exceptional lineup of talent, and included performances from Cosmic Gate, Ben Hemsley, Argy, Maddix, Miss Monique, Hi-LO, Nina de Koning, and John O'Callaghan across five spectacular stages.
Don't forget to check the A State Of Trance YouTube channel frequently as daily more and more DJ sets will be uploaded for your viewing and listening pleasure.
After sharing details of the very first A State of Trance daytime programme Armin van Buuren flipped Rotterdam on its head with an unannounced performance, live from a moving tram driving right through Rotterdam’s city centre.
Armin van Buuren recently has shared all details of the daytime programme, completing the full weekend itinerary. Van Buuren did so in spectacular fashion, performing live from a tram driving through Rotterdam’s city centre. The world-renowned DJ was joined by long-time A State of Trance collaborator Ferry Corsten as well as Maddix and Ruben de Ronde to name a few. Most notably, Armin van Buuren was joined on stage by Joris Voorn, the two iconic DJs performed back to back for 30 minutes.
The A State of Trance daytime programme will be hosted on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 February at the official A State of Trance Hotel in Rotterdam’s bustling Kop van Zuid district. The addition of a daytime programme marks a first in A State of Trance history and an exciting extension for fans. The programme has four themes; mindfulness, talent, art and knowledge, each of which tied into the music industry in their own unique way.
During the A State of Trance day programme, Armin van Buuren, industry insiders, and fellow DJs will provide a behind-the-scenes look and extensively discuss the four themes. Additionally, the day program at the A State of Trance Hotel will feature photo exhibitions, yoga sessions, and pre-parties. Van Buuren himself will contribute to the mindfulness segment of the program. Recently, he highlighted this theme on his new album "Breathe In," where he allowed the positive developments in his personal mental well-being to shine.
MIND
The healing powers of music are incredible, but the industry also comes with mental health challenges. Join us for a series of sessions on self care including a keynote lecture by Armin van Buuren as well as yoga and mindfulness workshops. A healthy mind is key. Let’s get better together!
ART
In-depth workshops on stage design and various forms of photography are central to our A State of Art offerings. Because it takes so much more than great music to create unforgettable events. Are you an up-and-coming artist? Then this part of the conference is custom-made for you!
TALENT
Deepen your production skill set under the supervision of experienced artists and get advice on how to find your way to your audience during talks about demo dropping and labels.
KNOWLEDGE
We know much more about female representation, AI and brand development than we did in the early days of raving. A State Of Knowledge offers a carefully curated program around these learnings. Are you the academic type? Then don’t miss these sessions!
FRIDAY 23RD OF FEBRUARY
Only accessible to A State of Trance hotel visitors
Expo / The Gallery, 20 years of ASOT in photographs15:00 - 20:00
Portrait shoot Become part of the ASOT artwork 15:00 - 18:00
Welcome drinks The first one is on us!15:00 - 18:00
Opening party The official ASOT festival weekend kick off18:00 - 20:00
SATURDAY 24TH OF FEBRUARY
A State of Hangover Brunch Party ASOT hotel visitors only 11:00 & 13:00
Yoga Slow Flow Class. Ease into your day11:00 - 12:30
Evolution of the brand. Twenty years of ASOT in one immersive lecture12:30 - 13:30
Mindfulness trance music experience. A powerful Gong Bath session by Oracley Space 13:00 - 14:30
Portrait shoot Become part of the A State of Trance artwork 13:00 - 16:00
Designing A State of Trance. A creative demonstration by TWOFIFTYK 13:30 - 14:30
Female representation in the industry. How to position yourself 14:00 - 15:00
How to produce a trackAn unique masterclass by an acclaimed producer14:00 - 15:00
Expo / The Gallery [Free entrance]20 years of ASOT in photographs15:00 - 20:00
Beyond the beat: Craft your virtual DJLearn how to use AI for visual branding 15:00 - 16:00
Sofa sessions. In-depth conversations with Armada 15:00 - 16:00
Minimum viable communityLearn how to build a community 15:00 - 16:00
Armin's mental health best practices. Talk about the positive effects 16:00 - 17:00
Q&A ASOT (radio) team. Ask anything you like 17:15 - 18:15
Beats and drinks. Getting into the mood for the night 18:00 - 20:00
For additional info on the Day programme please visit here
A State of Trance, the world’s biggest trance festival for over two decades, is hosted in Rotterdam for the very first time in 2024. With a brand new theme, DESTINATION, A State of Trance will welcome close to 60 acts over two days in the iconic Ahoy. Aside from Armin van Buuren the festival will see performances by Ben Hemsley, Benwal, Colyn, Cosmic Gate, HI-LO, Innellea, John O’Callaghan, Maddix, Miss Monique, MORTEN, nilsix and NWYR to name a few. At A State of Trance 2024, Armin van Buuren will also perform back-to-back sets in various surprising combinations, including one with HI-LO, a b2b2b2b with the entire A State of Trance Radio ensemble (Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Ruben de Ronde, and Nina de Koning), and a surprise act yet to be announced.
General information
A State of Trance daytime programme
Room Mate by Bruno Hotel, Rotterdam
23 & 24 February 2024
11:00 - 18:00
General information
A State of Trance festival
Ahoy, Rotterdam
23 & 24 February 2024
22:00 - 06:00
Tickets
Tickets for A State of Trance DESTINATION in Rotterdam are available via festival.astateoftrance.com/tickets with final phase weekend tickets starting at €145,00 (ex fee) and day tickets starting at €69,00 (ex fee).
A State of Trance Hotel
While official A State of Trance Hotel packages have sold out, there are still combi-packages available at several hotels in Rotterdam via this link.
Line-up (A-Z)
8KAYS | Allen Watts | Amy Wiles | anamē | Argy | Armin van Buuren | AVAO | AVIRA | Ben Gold | Ben Hemsley | Ben Nicky Presents Emotional Havoc | Benwal | Billy Gillies | Bryan Kearney | Cold Blue | Colyn | Cosmic Gate | C-systems | Coeus | Cubicore | David Forbes | Eva Vrijdag | Factor B | Farius | Ferry Corsten | Hel:sløwed | HI-LO | Innellea | John Askew | John O'Callaghan | Kyau & Albert | Laura van Dam | Maddix | Maria Healy | Mees Salomé | Miss Monique | MORTEN | MRPHLNDR | Nifra | nilsix | Nina de Koning | NWYR | Omiki | P.O.S. | Paul Denton | Pretty Pink | ReOrder | Rose Ringed | Ruben de Ronde | Sneijder presents ALT1 | Solarstone | Space Motion | SUPERSTRINGS | Trance Wax | Vini Vici b2b Infected Mushroom | Will Atkinson
The news was revealed in a dedicated episode of A State of Trance Radio, recorded live from the top floor of the highest residential building in the Benelux. The live broadcast was followed by an exclusive performance by Armin van Buuren after which van Buuren reiterated his excitement for the future of the brand;
“Utrecht has been an incredible place for the past years. We’ve all made countless memories there; I myself even went to my first rave in the Jaarbeurs venue back in 1993, and I’ve also hosted some of my Armin Only shows there. But unfortunately, they’re tearing down the iconic hall that housed our mainstage every year, so we’ve no choice but to look elsewhere. So I’m proud to say that we’re moving A State of Trance from Utrecht to… Rotterdam! The city offers infinite possibilities to build out and strengthen the legacy of A State of Trance and I’m thrilled for us to build an even more exciting future for A State of Trance in Rotterdam!”
The complete take-over of the city is the embodiment of A State of Trance’s next theme, DESTINATION, providing fans with an experience unlike anything a single entity in dance music has done. Part of the excitement comes from the city of Rotterdam’s dedication to the event, fully opening up the city to the arrival of A State of Trance. A State of Trance 2024 in Rotterdam will see performances of over 70 artists spread out across five different stages. The multitude of stages allow for musical diversification as well as playing host to the iconic A State of Trance sound.
A State of Trance Hotel
With over half of its visitors flying in from across the globe, A State of Trance is dedicated to provide the very best experience possible. 2024 will see the introduction of the A State of Trance Hotel, fully taking over the Room Mate Bruno Hotel for the weekend. Many of the daytime activities will take place at the A State of Trance Hotel, making the hotel the official hub for the weekend and the perfect place to come home to after a long night. Fans will be able to purchase a variety of travel packages for A State of Trance 2024, some including a room in the A State of Trance Hotel and others without. Travel packages will go on sale June 26th at 20:00 CEST via astateoftrance.com/register, starting at €387,50.
General information
A State of Trance
Ahoy, Rotterdam
23 + 24 February 2024
22:00 - 06:00
Ticket Information
Since the announcement, it has been possible to register for ticket sales via astateoftrance.com/register. For registered users, the sale of weekend tickets and hotel packages will start on June 28th at 19:00 CEST through the website, with ticket prices starting at €69.00. The regular ticket sale will start one hour later at 20:00 CEST.
Before the regular ticket sale begins, it will be possible to secure the ultimate A State of Trance Hotel Experience starting from June 26th at 7:00 PM. This includes an overnight stay at the A State of Trance Hotel and weekend tickets. For registered users, the sale of the ultimate A State of Trance Hotel Experience will start on June 26th at 19:00 CEST via astateoftrance.com/register, tickets for the A State of Trance Hotel start at €387,50. The regular ticket sale will start one hour later at 20:00 CEST.
Amsterdam Dance Event’s largest event has released the first names for their 2023 edition, adding AMF mainstays Afrojack, Armin van Buuren and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike as well as fresh faces by way of James Hype, Meduza and an unannounced headliner for an AMF debut performance.
ALDA and Insomniac have unveiled the first acts on the monumental line-up for the 2023 edition of AMF. Amsterdam Dance Event’s biggest event will see performances of several familiar faces, including Afrojack, Armin van Buuren and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. Interestingly though, going into its second decade of existence, the brand is diversifying their line up with the addition of James Hype, Meduza and Purple Disco Machine as well as an unannounced headliner, slated for a debut AMF performance. Rounding out the line-up are Dutch heavy hitters Headhunterz and Israeli duo Vini Vici. Tickets for the flagship event will go on sale on May 24th at, starting at €89,00.
Armin van Buuren performing at AMF 2022
Also making their AMF debuts will be British DJ James Hype and Italian hit making trio Meduza. After gaining notoriety as a viral DJ, James Hype shot to stardom with his mega hit Ferrari. Ferrari was one of the biggest songs of 2022 and took over the charts all over the globe, cementing James Hype as one of the artists to watch. Meduza have been a mainstay in the global pop charts ever since their break-out single Piece Of Your Heart, which was followed up by the subsequently successful Lose Control and Paradise. Collectively the trio’s biggest tracks have raked in billions of streams across platforms.
Through otherworldly stage design, boundless lighting rigs and superstar line-ups, AMF has managed to position itself as the must see dance spectacle taking place during Amsterdam Dance Event. The event generally sells out months in advance and welcomes people from dozens of nationalities, transforming the iconic Johan Cruijff ArenA into a sea of flags.
Back in 2022, 40.000 people gathered in a sold out ArenA in Amsterdam to celebrate the legendary brand’s tenth anniversary. Over a ten-year span, AMF has brought together some of Amsterdam Dance Event’s most coveted line-ups and hosted stadium shows like no other. Now at the dawn of a new decade, AMF is showing the first signs of what’s to come in the future. By broadening the spectrum of artists on its line-up, AMF is growing with the times and taking note of the rapidly growing popularity of new sounds within the scene. AMF is ready to embrace a new era in dance music and is proud to offer a platform of this size to the next generation of artists.
For this year’s edition, AMF has set up radio partnerships across Western Europe. Long-time Dutch collaborator Radio 538, Belgian Studio Brussel, the German 1LIVE and French station Fun Radio are all part of the massive pan-European promotional campaign.
Event information Event: AMF Location: Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Date: Saturday October 21st, 2023
Tickets Tickets go on sale through amf-festival.com on May 24th, tickets start at €89,00.
Line-up Afrojack | Armin van Buuren | Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike | Headhunterz | James Hype | Meduza | Purple Disco Machine | The Next Decade | Vini Vici Like Mike [exclusive pre-show set]
About ALDA
ALDA is one of Europe’s leading event promoters and producers, as well as a frontrunner in concept development in the scene. Over the years ALDA has diversified their portfolio from mainly dance music into new genres, most notably by adding Latin festival Pal Mundo Festival to their organization. Aside from diversifying in musical genres, ALDA is continuously exploring new frontiers geographically, for example by taking part in the growing festival scene in Eastern Europe with Romania’s biggest dance festival SAGA. In 2018 ALDA announced their partnership with Insomniac, one of the biggest players in the event industry in the Americas. The collective brand portfolio spans across the globe and reaches an enormous audience, making the alliance one of the most powerful in the industry.
About Insomniac
Insomniac produces some of the most innovative, immersive music festivals and events in the world. Enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting, pyrotechnics and sound design, large-scale art installations, theatrical performers and next-generation special effects, these events captivate the senses and inspire a unique level of fan interaction. The quality of the experience is the company's top priority. For over 25 years, Insomniac has produced more than 2,000 festivals, concerts and club nights for nearly 5 million attendees across the globe. The company's premier annual event, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, is the world's largest dance music festival and attracts more than 465,000 fans over three days. The company was founded by Pasquale Rotella and has been based in Los Angeles since it was formed in 1993. In 2013, Insomniac entered into a partnership with global entertainment company Live Nation.
Over the weekend Armin van Buuren celebrated the long-awaited 20th anniversary of his legendary A State of Trance brand. Over 50.000 visitors made their way to the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht for a weekend full of spectacle, courtesy of one of dance music’s leading brands. The A State of Trance Celebration Weekend saw performances of over 40 artists, including Ferry Corsten, Cosmic Gate, ARTBAT, Enrico Sangiuliano, Vini Vici and head honcho Armin van Buuren.
After being postponed three years in a row, on 3 and 4 March the A State of Trance Celebration Weekend was finally able to go ahead. In celebration of the 1000th episode of van Buuren’s immensely popular radio show, A State of Trance pulled out all the stops with five stages, dozens of artists and an impressively high level of production. A slew of trance, electro and techno heavyweights performed in front of the 55.000 fans in Utrecht, expanding on the event’s regular line-ups of solely trance artists.
A State of Trance, originally started as a modest weekly radio show by Armin van Buuren, has since grown into the epicenter of trance music. The weekly show is broadcast in 84 countries and draws in an astonishing 41 million listeners per episode. Since the show’s 500th episode van Buuren started celebrating the anniversaries with events, which have now touched upon 5 continents and united millions of fans at the 100+ events. The yearly event in The Netherlands has historically been organised by ALDA and has become the largest trance event in the world.
In addition to the Celebration Weekend, A State of Trance has opened a special exhibition in the Our House Museum in Amsterdam, highlighting 20 years of the brand. The exhibition has been curated by Armin van Buuren himself and showcases interactive presentations, show memorabilia and historic
footage of the events over the years.
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Pre-registration for A State of Trance 2024 is already possible through this link – the 20 Years of A State of Trance exhibition in Our House Museum will be on display until April 10th 2023.
We can not wait to finally reunite for A State of Trance Celebration Weekend on 3 + 4 March 2023! The support the past couple of weeks has been amazing, and we can tell you guys are excited to make this edition of ASOT a very special one.
Check the Time-table and floor plans here
FRIDAY 3rd March 2023
Saturday 4th of March 2023
It looks unreal of course so get ready to enjoy amazing music for 2 magical days plus dont forget to visit Our House while you are in Amsterdam to check the ASOT 20 years exhibition presented by Armin van Buuren. check it here
For those who can not attend there will be live streaming of the two mainstages.
From February 25th until April 10th Our House Museum in Amsterdam will be honoring Armin van Buuren’s legendary label and event concept A State of Trance with an exclusive exhibition. Curated by Our House Museum and Van Buuren himself, the exhibition is a tribute to one of the most iconic brands in dance music.
Armin van Buuren, Our House Museum and ALDA have announced the exclusive 20 Years of A State of Trance by Armin van Buuren exhibition. The exhibition will be on display from February 25th until April 10th at Our House Museum in Amsterdam. Taking visitors on a trip down memory lane through two decades of A State of Trance, the by Van Buuren curated exhibition is a worthy tribute to one of dance music’s most celebrated brands. 20 Years of A State of Trance by Armin van Buuren will also be open for visitors during A State of Trance’s 2023 Celebration Weekend, taking place on March 3rd and 4th at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht.
Armin van Buuren and Our House Museum joined forces on the curation of the exhibition, diving deep into Van Buuren’s personal archives. The result is an immersive experience, displaying a variety of vintage A State of Trance footage, show memorabilia and interactive installations. From 2023 all the way back to the early ‘00s, 20 Years of A State of Trance by Armin van Buuren tells the story of the brands evolution from a radio show to one of the most iconic brands in dance music.
“I find it hard to wrap my head around how much A State of Trance has grown in the past twenty years and how much we’ve experienced together,” says Armin van Buuren. “The exposition in Our House Museum will allow fans and visitors to journey through time past all of the brand’s milestones. To many of them as well as myself, A State of Trance has become an important part of life, so I think reliving those moments will make for an extraordinary experience.”
Tickets for 20 Years of A State of Trance by Armin van Buuren are available HERE
20 Years of A State of Trance by Armin van Buuren Location: Our House Museum Amsterdam Address: Amstelstraat 24-26, Amsterdam Dates: 25 February - 25 March 2023
About Our House Museum
The first museum for electronic music culture 'Our House' opened its doors in Amsterdam Center in October 2021. The museum pays tribute to national and international dance culture through exhibitions, interactive installations and audiovisual shows.
About ALDA
ALDA is one of Europe’s leading event promoters and producers, as well as a frontrunner in concept development in the electronic music scene with events like Armin Only, A State of Trance, AMF, We Are Connected, New Horizons, and The Flying Dutch. Over the years ALDA has diversified their portfolio from mainly dance into new genres, including Latin with Pal Mundo Festival – headlined by J Balvin and Maluma, and hip-hop with OH MY! Festival. Which saw performances from the biggest names in urban; Lil Baby, Rick Ross, WizKid and Tyga. Part of ALDA’s image is their partnership with Insomniac, one of the USA’s key players in the event scene. Together ALDA and Insomniac are catering to an enormous global audience, presenting top of the line events on multiple continents.
Carl Cox has recently reconfigured his performances into a hybrid live set up, (re-)creating music on the go in a way he has never done before.
“It’s become increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd in the DJing realm these days, so many people have become one! There are loads of DJs for each genre and so much variety within each genre as well but there aren’t that many live performing electronic artists. With this new set up I’m trying to turn another corner in my career and push the space I’m in into a new level. I’ve got 35, 40 years in this game so I deeply care about it and where it’s going, I hope that I can contribute to it in a way through these performances. Says Carl Cox when speaking of the new concept.
This new set up will be brought to life by Insomniac’s Secret Project Festival exclusively in Amsterdam. The festival is uniquely focussed on a single stage, highlighting the iconic headlining performer. Secret Project Festival is well-regarded for their stage design capabilities as well as their inclusion of contemporary art pieces on their sites. With Secret Project putting all of their expertise into the production of the show and Carl Cox at the genesis of a performing renaissance, this live show is due to be one of the most talked about events of the summer.
With two widely celebrated ADE events wrapped up at the Hembrugterrein, the Secret Project crew are no strangers to the location. The organisation’s thorough familiarity with the festival site as well as their long-standing reputation as industry leaders in event production undoubtedly make for a top tier event. The Hembrugterrein, once serving as an industrial area, was repurposed as a creative and cultural hub in 2003 and has now evolved into the perfect backdrop for festivals and events.
Pre-registration for exclusive early ticket access is open now until Sunday January 15th 23:59 CET via europe.secretproject.com. Regular ticket sale starts on Monday January 16th at 12:00 CET. Tickets are available starting from €49,50 ex.fee.
Line-up A-Z
Carl Cox HYBRID LIVE
Christopher Coe LIVE
DIØN
DJ Rush
DYEN
Nico Moreno
Sara Landry
SHLØMO
TRYM
About Secret Project Festival
Born out of the bustling Los Angeles underground music scene, Secret Project has been making waves in Europe with a string of widely acclaimed events. Less than two years after their first venture into the European market, Secret Project has successfully hosted two sold-out flagship festivals during Amsterdam’s ADE week, as well as a beachside festival in Portimão, Portugal, and the inaugural edition of Pula Music Week. The foray into new territory is a result of Insomniac’s partnering with Amsterdam-based event organiser ALDA. Together they’ve increased their presence globally and it is with collaborations like Secret Project Festival that the two have cemented themselves as key players in the global scene.
About ALDA
ALDA is one of Europe’s leading event promoters and producers, as well as a frontrunner in concept development in the scene. Over the years ALDA has diversified their portfolio from mainly dance music into new genres, including Latin with Pal Mundo Festival and hip-hop with OH MY! Festival. Aside from diversifying in musical genres, ALDA is also looking at new frontiers geographically, taking part in the growing festival scene in Eastern Europe with Romania’s biggest dance festival SAGA. Part of ALDA’s image is their partnership with Insomniac, one of the USA’s biggest players in the event scene. Together ALDA and Insomniac are catering to an enormous global audience, presenting top of the line events on multiple continents.
About Insomniac
Insomniac produces some of the most innovative, immersive music festivals and events in the world. Enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting, pyrotechnics and sound design, large-scale art installations, theatrical performers and next-generation special effects, these events captivate the senses and inspire a unique level of fan interaction. The quality of the experience is the company’s top priority. Founded nearly 30 years ago, Insomniac produces 10,000 concerts, club nights and festivals for seven million attendees annually across the globe. The company’s premier annual event, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, is the world’s largest dance music festival and attracts more than 525,000 fans over three days. The company was founded by Pasquale Rotella and has been based in Los Angeles since it was formed in 1993. In 2013, Insomniac entered into a partnership with global entertainment company Live Nation..
Superstar DJ Armin van Buuren has revealed the line-up for A State of Trance 2023 Celebration Weekend during a special broadcast of his ASOT radio show, live from the Our House Museum in Amsterdam. The ASOT 2023 Celebration Weekend will take place in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands on the 3rd and 4th of March and marks the 20th anniversary of the brand’s flagship event. A whopping 55.000 visitors from all corners of the globe are expected to attend the celebratory edition of ASOT in March.
Alongside the line-up reveal, van Buuren presented the new and improved branding of A State of Trance. The new brand identity is a natural, contemporary evolution of the iconic ASOT style, complete with an updated logo and a new color palette, making use of a tasteful red hue. The presentation of the 2023 brand identity took place during the live broadcast of van Buuren’s 1104th A State Of Trance radio show.
Following the unveiling of the brand identity update Van Buuren detailed the eagerly awaited line-up for ASOT 2023 Celebration Weekend. Over the course of the weekend more than 40 international acts are scheduled to perform, including ARTBAT, Enrico Sangiuliano, Ferry Corsten and Vini Vici. Armin van Buuren himself will take to the decks for an extended 6 hour set on the first day of the event. There is a very limited number of tickets via www.astateoftrance.com.
The special A State of Trance Live broadcast from Our House in Amsterdam was also the first 2023 event made available to the Armin’s All Access community. Armin van Buuren was in great spirits after the announcement: “We’re finally returning to the Jaarbeurs after a three year hiatus due to the pandemic and to celebrate we wanted to organize something for us as well as the fans. We decided to combine a live broadcast of A State Of Trance with an event for the Armin’s All Access community. We were live on air for two hours, followed by an exclusive 1.5 hour set for the attendees. It was surreal to have been able to announce our line up and new brand identity this way and I can’t wait for the main event on the 3rd and 4th of March!”
By being part of the Armin’s All Access community fans get exclusive access to online content as well as opportunities to attend A State of Trance broadcasts and many more perks. On Thursday, fans got to experience guest performances from Ferry Corstens, Laura van Dam, AVAO and Allen Watts, followed by a 1.5 hour set by Armin van Buuren live from the main area of Our House Museum in Amsterdam. In addition to the live broadcast from Our House, ASOT is planning another take over of the museum in March, details of which will be shared at a later date.
Fans can register for the final tickets to ASOT 2023 Celebration Weekend via www.astateoftrance.com.
LINE-UP
AHMED HELMY - ALLEN WATTS - ANDREW RAYEL - ARMIN VAN BUUREN - ARTBAT - AVAO - AVIRA - BEN GOLD - BOGDAN VIX - BRYAN KEARNEY - CIARAN MCAULEY -COSMIC GATE - CRAIG CONNELLY - CUBICORE - DAVID FORBES - DAVID RUST - ENRICO SANGIULIANO - FACTOR B - FARIUS - FERRY CORSTEN - GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI LIVE 3.0 - JORN VAN DEYNHOVEN - LAURA VAN DAM - LUKE BOND -LÜRUM - MAARTEN DE JONG - MARLO (TECH ENERGY) - MATT FAX - MAXIM LANY - NIFRA - PRETTY PINK - REORDER - RICHARD DURAND - ROBBIE SEED - ROGER SHAH - RUBEN DE RONDE - SCORZ - SISKIN - SNEIJDER - TIM VAN WERD - VINI VICI - WILL ATIKINSON - XIJARO & PITCH
Friday 3rd March line up:
Saturday 4th March 2023 line up
Progressive stage: Cubicore, Matt Fax, Tim van werd, Scorz, Pretty Pink, Maxim Lany
About A State of Trance
Having evolved from a small radio show into a wide-ranging and far-reaching brand with many different spin-offs, ‘A State of Trance’ is one of the world’s biggest and most popular dance music brands. Built from the ground up since the very first episode of Armin van Buuren’s radio show in 2001, ASOT now entails a globally acclaimed label and a breathtaking event series to boot, drawing tens of thousands of music lovers from all over the globe
The fairly new, but immensely popular festival adds Fatima Yamaha (LIVE), HAAi, KlangKuenstler, Marco Carola, Michael Bibi, Skream, Sven Väth and many more to its line-up
After a monumental sold-out first edition in 2021, Secret Project Festival is set to take place during the Amsterdam Dance Event again in 2022. The LA-born festival has added a stellar list of artists to the line-up, including Fatima Yamaha (LIVE), HAAi, Marco Carola, Michael Bibi, Patrick Topping, Skream and Sven Väth.
With a line-up of massive proportions, Secret Project Festival is sure to be one of the stand out events at this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event. Close to 30 house, techno and tech-house heavyweights will perform across four stages throughout the day. From veterans like Marco Carola to the leaders of the new generation like Michael Bibi, Secret Project Festival has something to offer for a wide array of dance music fans.
Like the previous edition, Secret Project Festival will be held at het Hembrugterrein, an extraordinary venue across the water from Amsterdam’s harbor. Once serving as an industrial area, het Hembrugterrein was repurposed in 2003 as a creative and cultural institution while maintaining its original look, making it the perfect setting for multi-sensory events that Secret Project Festival has become so well-known for.
During Amsterdam Dance Event 2021, Insomniac brought its successful house and techno concept to European soil for the first time. Boasting a sold-out crowd, the anticipation was extremely high in the run up to the event, which took place across five different stages, each with a different visual concept and styles of music for everyone to enjoy alongside sculptures, light fixtures and much more to be entertained by. The festivalgoers partied well into the night, from the gates opening to a rush of those eager to see what the festival had in store for them to the sounds of the underground styles of relentless techno and deep, melodic house and tech-house with artists such as CamelPhat, Ben Böhmer and Loco Dice B2B Marco Carola spearheading the lineup. The industrial vibe of the location went hand in hand with the musical styles, creating a top notch audio visual delight for all involved. The Secret Project Festival European debut proved to be more than successful.
Born out of the bustling Los Angeles underground music scene, Secret Project Festival has been making waves in Europe with a string of widely acclaimed events. The first venture into the European market came with Secret Project Festival ADE 2021. Just mere months after, they upped the ante with the addition of Secret Project Portugal taking place in the sunny Mediterranean beach town of Portimão. Secret Project Festival is part of the Insomniac portfolio of events, which partnered up with Amsterdam-based event organizer ALDA. Together they’ve increased their presence globally and it is with collaborations like Secret Project Festival that the two have cemented themselves as one of the key players in the global scene.
General information SECRET PROJECT FESTIVAL Location: TAETS, Hembrugterrein Address: Hemkade 18, Zaandam Date: 22 October 2022 Time: 12:00 - 23:00
Full line-up A-Z
Ann Clue | Bella | Deborah de Luca | Deniz Bul | Dom Dolla | Dutch Afro | Ewan McVicar | Fatima Yamaha (LIVE) | HAAi | KlangKuenstler | Kode 9 | LF System | Marcel Fengler | Marco Carola | Matrixxman | Michael Bibi | Moktar | Moritz Hofbauer | | Nala Brown | Olympe | Patrick Topping | Prospa | Sherelle | Skream | SNTS | Sven Väth | Thys Just added Franky Rizardo, Paco Osuna
Tickets
Tickets are available starting from €39,50,- ex fee.
About Secret Project Festival
Secret Project Festival, born from the distinguished underground music scene of Los Angeles, has been renowned for fusing excellent underground music curation with art and audiovisual installations. It’s this unique combination of artforms that has been the basis for the incredible success it has seen in its relatively short history. From LA to Miami and Amsterdam to Portugal, the Secret Project events have garnered a huge following and never fails to impress.
About ALDA
ALDA is one of Europe’s leading event promoters and producers, as well as a frontrunner in concept development in the scene. Over the years ALDA has diversified their portfolio from mainly dance music into new genres, including Latin with Pal Mundo Festival and hip-hop with OH MY! Festival. Aside from diversifying in musical genres, ALDA is also looking at new frontiers geographically, taking part in the growing festival scene in Eastern Europe with Romania’s biggest dance festival SAGA. Part of ALDA’s image is their partnership with Insomniac, one of the USA’s biggest players in the event scene. Together ALDA and Insomniac are catering to an enormous global audience, presenting top of the line events on multiple continents. www.aldalive.com
About Insomniac
Insomniac produces some of the most innovative, immersive music festivals and events in the world. Enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting, pyrotechnics and sound design, large-scale art installations, theatrical performers and next-generation special effects, these events captivate the senses and inspire a unique level of fan interaction. The quality of the experience is the company's top priority. For over 25 years, Insomniac has produced more than 2,000 festivals, concerts and club nights for nearly 5 million attendees across the globe. The company's premier annual event, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, is the world's largest dance music festival and attracts more than 465,000 fans over three days. The company was founded by Pasquale Rotella and has been based in Los Angeles since it was formed in 1993. In 2013, Insomniac entered into a partnership with global entertainment company Live Nation. www.insomniac.com
We’re super stoked to finally welcome all of you in the Arena in Amsterdam again for our 10th anniversary. On the 22nd of October we’ll be 40.000 strong from all corners of the globe and we couldn’t wish for a better way to celebrate this important milestone with you. Together with dance music’s biggest acts, from Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix and Tiësto to Afrojack and Nicky Romero we’re sure this will be an evening that goes down in the history books.
As we’re looking ahead at what the next decade will bring, we felt it time to sail a new course. Together with DJ Mag we’ve announced 10 #1 DJs and celebrated some of the biggest moments in electronic music. However from this year onwards we’re ending this chapter as the Top 100 returns as a broadcast show in a separate event. The closing of this chapter of our story with DJ Mag opens the doors for us to be more creative in what we do during the night – expect a spectacular show celebrating 'A Decade Of Dance'. We are looking forward to the next 10 years of AMF!
DJ Mag Managing Director, Martin Carvell, said of the change: “After a decade of incredible events during ADE, working with our partners ALDA, this year we will be celebrating the Top 100 DJs with a broadcast show. We have made the change so that we can celebrate more of the DJs who are part of the Top 100 DJs around the world, while continuing to reflect the global nature of the voters. It allows us to bring our charity partner UNICEF into full focus, and to make sure that the Top 100 DJs show reflects the values of DJ Mag as a publication.”
Because of your love, Electronic Family has been able to dig its roots deep into the warm soil of Rosmalen. On July 28 the organisers will combine every beautiful weekend element into one massive festival day, to maximize your experience!
To create the ultimate family feeling all DJs on the main, Grotesque and Legends stages will perform together in back2back sets.
⭐MAIN STAGE
Ben Gold ♥ Omnia
Estiva ♥ Rodg
Gareth Emery♥ Ashley Wallbridge
MaRLo ♥ David Gravell
Orjan Nilsen ♥ KhoMha
Ruben De Ronde ♥ Genix
Vini Vici ♥ WHITENO1SE
GROTESQUE [INDOOR]
Alex M.O.R.P.H. ❤️ Jordan Suckley
Arctic Moon ❤️ Indecent Noise
Amir Hussain ❤️ Steve Allen
Daniel Skyver ❤️ Allen Watts
James Dymond ❤️ Chris Schweizer
RAM Official ❤️ Susana & Stine Grove
Sean Tyas ❤️ Darren Porter
LEGENDS
Johan Gielen ❤️ Svenson
Jorn Van Deynhoven ❤️ Signum
Kyau & Albert ❤️ Ronski Speed
Marco V ❤️ Rank 1
M.I.K.E. Push❤️ FRED BAKER
A State Of Trance 850 Utrecht proofs to be the biggest Trance festival in the world and last Saturday, it delivered on its word.
30.000 People coming from 90 different countries attended the sold out event. With exclusive performances from over 40 DJs across five different stages, they embraced all styles of trance music.
For whoever didn’t manage to grab one of the 30,000 available tickets, Armin van Buuren broadcasted over 9 hours live from the festival and reached over 10 million fans worldwide! Armin started the night with an exclusive warm up set, followed by an impressive main stage performance! He was joined by a line-up chock-full of Trance titans such as Bryan Kearney, Gareth Emery, Ilan Bluestone, NWYR, Purple Haze and more. Big surprise of the evening was Armin making his appearance at all other four areas, as the one and only A State Of Trance host.
After Utrecht, the A State Of Trance concept will travel to the USA, Poland, Australia and Belgium. Tonight Armin announced that Thailand will be added to the list for the first time ever. To get global fans in the mood, Armin released an official A State Of Trance 2018 album as well.
Listen, buy or download the official ASOT 850 Compilation here
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